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Fred. F. Gillies, flying instructor, 47, 22 Chamebrlain Ave. His daughter, Marion, 23, who also holds flying license
Fred. F. Gillies, flying instructor, 47, 22 Chamebrlain Ave. His daughter, Marion, 23, who also holds flying license

Fred. F. Gillies, flying instructor, 47, 22 Chamebrlain Ave. His daughter, Marion, 23, who also holds flying license

Date1/1/1939
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fred. F. Gillies; flying instructor; 47; 22 Chamebrlain Ave. His daughter; Marion; 23; who also holds flying license.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003392F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Former stunt-flier Fred Gillies of Toronto, and Marion, his daughter, with the cabin plane he presented to her this fall
Former stunt-flier Fred Gillies of Toronto, and Marion, his daughter, with the cabin plane he presented to her this fall
11/26/1938
James Gillies, considered a candiate for the finance minister's job in a Conservative government, says full employment is his party's basic economic goal. He holds a doctor's degree in economics
James Gillies, considered a candiate for the finance minister's job in a Conservative government, says full employment is his party's basic economic goal. He holds a doctor's degree in economics
11/7/1972
Early campaigning by Conservative James Gillies included free pancake breakfasts on the street so people in the Don Mills riding would learn who he was. Gillies easily defeated Liberal Robert Kaplan
Early campaigning by Conservative James Gillies included free pancake breakfasts on the street so people in the Don Mills riding would learn who he was. Gillies easily defeated Liberal Robert Kaplan
11/8/1972
Miss Canada is from London, Melinda Louise Gillies, Miss London, happily poses as Miss Canada 1988 after her crowning last night in Toronto. The 22-ye(...)
Miss Canada is from London, Melinda Louise Gillies, Miss London, happily poses as Miss Canada 1988 after her crowning last night in Toronto. The 22-ye(...)
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World War II veteran and author Arthur Bishop holds a photograph, above, of his father, Billy Bishop, the World War I flying ace. Right, the senior Bishop pins RCAF pilot wings on his son in 1942
World War II veteran and author Arthur Bishop holds a photograph, above, of his father, Billy Bishop, the World War I flying ace. Right, the senior Bishop pins RCAF pilot wings on his son in 1942
10/15/1992
Hollcopter flight instructor Peter Crry pilots a Robinson R22 overr the Toronto waterfront. Curry, who has logged a lengthey 10,000 flying homourse in his career, has been beachig at toronto Island Airport of about years. Total cost to earna private helicopter licence is about $15,000 triple the cost in other aircraft.
Hollcopter flight instructor Peter Crry pilots a Robinson R22 overr the Toronto waterfront. Curry, who has logged a lengthey 10,000 flying homourse in his career, has been beachig at toronto Island Airport of about years. Total cost to earna private helicopter licence is about $15,000 triple the cost in other aircraft.
8/21/1990
Jim Gillies, Progressive Conservative party candidate in the riding of Don Valley, is joined by Premier William Davis (left) and Gillies' wife, Betsy,(...)
Jim Gillies, Progressive Conservative party candidate in the riding of Don Valley, is joined by Premier William Davis (left) and Gillies' wife, Betsy,(...)
10/1/1972
For Sale: Patricia Ferguson of Ritchie's auction house holds a bracelet Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop had made for his wife in 1942
For Sale: Patricia Ferguson of Ritchie's auction house holds a bracelet Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop had made for his wife in 1942
6/10/1991
Unfinished business: Isaac Ehrlich prepares for jewelry sale and the eventual disposal of his father's jewelry store in Leaside. Ehrlich's father, Israel, who had operated the Bayview Ave. shop for 22 years, was gunned down Dec. 8. Now, says Isaac, the store holds too many memories for the family to keep it operating.
Unfinished business: Isaac Ehrlich prepares for jewelry sale and the eventual disposal of his father's jewelry store in Leaside. Ehrlich's father, Israel, who had operated the Bayview Ave. shop for 22 years, was gunned down Dec. 8. Now, says Isaac, the store holds too many memories for the family to keep it operating.
12/30/1987
Professor Jim Gillies, former finance minister of the Joe Clark era, has just released his report that studies the way Canada may have to take in the future
Professor Jim Gillies, former finance minister of the Joe Clark era, has just released his report that studies the way Canada may have to take in the future
4/19/1987
Help: For men who know they're unhappy, says Don Gillies there's something to do about it.
Help: For men who know they're unhappy, says Don Gillies there's something to do about it.
1/3/1980
Bat man: Randolph Lee Peterson, the Royal Ontario Museum's expert on bats, holds up a bat known as a flying fox
Bat man: Randolph Lee Peterson, the Royal Ontario Museum's expert on bats, holds up a bat known as a flying fox
10/26/1989